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How do you come up with names for your characters?
Arlo and Augustus are great names for characters, but how does Catherine dream them up?
  1. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  13. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  14. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  15. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  16. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  17. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  18. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  19. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  20. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  21. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
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